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CHANCELLOR-FOUNDER
HON. EMIL GUMPERT (1895-1982) OFFICERS
SUSAN J. HARRIMAN President
WILLIAM J. MURPHY President-Elect
RICHARD H. DEANE, JR. Treasurer
JOHN A. DAY Secretary
MICHAEL L. O’DONNELL Immediate Past-President
BOARD OF REGENTS
PETER AKMAJIAN Tucson, Arizona
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MICHELlE C. AWAD Halifax, Nova Scotia
CHERYL A. BUSH Troy, Michigan
JOHN A. DAY Nashville, Tennessee
RICHARD H. DEANE, JR. Atlanta, Georgia
DAN S. FOLLUO Tulsa, Oklahoma
SUSAN J. HARRIMAN San Francisco, California
WILLIAM P. KEANE
San Francisco, California GREGORY M. LEDERER
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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FEATURES
From the Editor 3 President’s Report 5 Meet Our New President 9 Warsaw Trial Advocacy Program 15 In Defense of the Judiciary 17 Diversity Trial Advocacy Program 19 NW Regional Meeting 21 Corporate Counsel Trial Advocacy Program 23 Artificial Intelligence / Superficial Lawyering 25 Mental Health Task Force 31 Remembering Past President Stuart Shanor 35
IN (ALMOST) EVERY ISSUE
All In The Family - Neil and Tom Quinn 39 Heritage of the College - Judge T. John Ward 43 Heroes Among Us 49 Fellows to the Bench 52 Foundation Update 53 In Memoriam 56
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2023 Spring Meeting Announcement 1 2024 Annual Meeting Announcement 14 Podcast Update 34 Foundation Support 55 Upcoming Events 66
FALL 2023
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